Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 Bedienungsanleitung

Required mounting parts:

Dear customer,

Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3.

Continuing the legacy of Noctua’s classic NH-U-series, which has

received more than a thousand awards and recommendations from

international hardware websites and magazines, the NH-U14S has

become a benchmark for high-end 140mm single tower coolers.

The TR4-SP3 version is a tailored custom model for AMD’s TR4/SP3

platform and features a larger contact surface as well as the latest

SecuFirm2™ mounting system for socket TR4/SP3.

Enjoy your NH-U14S TR4-SP3!

Yours sincerely,

Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO

This manual will guide you through the installation process of the

SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step.

Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility list

on our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that

the cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard.

Please also make sure that your PC case offers sufficient clear-

ance for the cooler and that there are no compatibility issues

with any other components (e.g. tall RAM modules). Double

check that the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact with

the VGA card or other PCIe cards.

Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or losses

caused by compatibility issues.

Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQs on

our website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate to contact

our support team at support@noctua.at.

Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:

www.noctua.at/manuals

Offsetting the cooler to increase PCIe clearance

If you would like to use a PCIe card in the top slot and the slot is

located close to the CPU socket on your motherboard, test fit the

cooler to the CPU socket in order to check if it comes too close

to the back side of the card or overhangs the slot. If yes, you

can offset the cooler towards the top side of the motherboard by

either 3mm or 6mm for increased PCIe clearance.

Step 1

NM-SMT3 mounting toolNM-AFB7 fastening brackets

(pre-installed on the cooler)

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TR4-SP3

In order to offset the cooler, please unscrew the NM-AFB7 fasten-

ing brackets and re-install them in the +3 (3mm offset) or +6

(6mm offset) position.

Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t use

excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).

+ 0mm offset

+ 3mm offset

+ 6mm offset

Reattach the fan to the heatsink using the supplied steel clips:

Attaching the fan

Step 4

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TR4-SP3

Then put the heatsink onto the CPU so that the four spring-loaded

screws align with the threads of the CPU socket. Use the sup-

plied mounting tool to tighten the screws. Perform 3 turns on each

screw, then repeat until all are fully tightened.

Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t use

excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).

Fastening the heatsink to the CPU

Please first take off the fan as well as the protection cover at the

bottom side of the heatsink.

Step 3

Note that you can tilt the mounting tool for reaching the screws in

case they are blocked by the heatsink fins.

Connect the fan to the motherboard’s CPU fan header.

Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you

may interconnect the supplied NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adapter (L.N.A.)

in order to further reduce the fan’s operating noise.

Applying thermal paste

If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on

your CPU, please clean them off first.

Then press 9 small drops (3-4mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the

the heatspreader in a square 3x3 pattern as shown below:

Step 2

Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat

conductivity and cooling performance!

Continue by adding 4 larger drops (5-6mm diameter) of NT-H1 in

a square pattern at the center as shown below:

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TR4-SP3

Even with high-grade products and strict quality control, the

possibility of defects cannot be eliminated entirely. Therefore,

we aim at providing the highest possible level of reliability and

convenience by offering a warranty period of 6 years and direct,

fast and straightforward RMA service.

Should you encounter any problems with your NH-U14S TR4-SP3,

please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@

noctua.at).

Please also consult the FAQ section on our website:

www.noctua.at/faqs.

Warranty, Support and FAQs

While Noctua recommends using an NF-A15 fan for best results in

dual fan mode, the extra set of fan clips can also be used to install

most other fans. In this case, please put the supplied self-adhesive

anti-vibration strips onto the heatsink to avoid vibrations being

transmitted to the cooler.

Clip position for thick pads:

Clip position for standard pads:

As it is not possible to reliably calculate or control the forces that

act upon a system during transport (e.g. in shipping), we gener-

ally recommend, for safety reasons, taking the cooler off. Noctua

cannot be held responsible for any damage that may arise due to

excessive stress during transport if you keep the heatsink installed.

Should I take the cooler off before transporting

my system?

Caution: When using the L.N.A., check the temperature of your

CPU using appropriate software (e.g. the respective applications

of your mainboard manufacturer), in order to evade automatic

throttling of the CPU due to the increased temperature. If the cool-

ing performance is insufficient, please increase case ventilation or

remove the L.N.A.

Adding a second fan

The NH-U14S TR4-SP3 includes an extra set of fan clips and an

extra set of thicker anti-vibration pads for installing a second NF-

A15 fan in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling

performance.

Please use the thicker anti-vibration pads on the rear NF-A-15 fan

for improved acoustics if space allows. The y-cable supplied with

the retail NF-A15 fan can be used to control the speed of both fans

via the same mainboard fan header.

Please note that while the NF-A15 fan included with the NH-U14S

TR4-SP3 runs at 1500rpm, Noctua recommends using the stand-

ard 1200rpm retail version as a rear fan in push/pull mode as

the combination of 1500rpm at the front and 1200rpm at the

rear will provide the best balance of performance and acoustics.

If you would like to run both fans at the same speed, please use

the supplied Low-Noise Adaptor on the front fan to reduce the

speed to 1200rpm.

1. Remove standard pads on rear fan

2. Install thick pads on rear fan

Airflow

front fan (standard pads)

rear fan (thick pads)

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